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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Surname Saturday - STEARNS (England > colonial Massachusetts)

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It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 271, who is Abigail STEARNS (1716-1798), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]

My ancestral line back through four generations of STEARNS families is:

270. Samuel Peirce, born 03 July 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 30 March 1772 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 540. John Peirce and 541. Elizabeth Smith. He married 03 June 1739 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.271. Abigail Stearns, born before 01 January 1716 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 25 July 1798 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Children of Samuel Peirce and Abigail Stearns are: Abigail Peirce (1740-1747); Samuel Peirce (1741-1806), Elizabeth Peirce (1743-1808); Daniel Peirce (1746-1747); Nathaniel Peirce (1748-1749); Abigail Peirce (1750-1776); Judith Peirce (1753-1805); Ezra Peirce (1755-1795); Beulah Peirce (1764-????).

542. George Stearns, born before 22 June 1690 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 26 June 1760 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He married 23 October 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 543. Hannah Sanderson, born 31 May 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 21 May 1770 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 1086. Jonathan Sanderson and 1087. Abiah Bartlett.

1084. John Stearns, born 24 January 1657 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 22 February 1722 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He married about 1681 in probably Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.1085. Judith Lawrence, born 12 May 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 02 April 1713 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 2170. George Lawrence and 2171. Elizabeth Crispe.
Children of John Stearns and Judith Lawrence are: Rebecca Stearns (1683-????); Judith Stearns (1690-????); Sarah Stearns (1690-????); George Stearns (1690-1760); Benjamin Stearns (1690-????); John Stearns (1692-????); Abigail Stearns (1700-????); Thomas Stearns (1701-1772); Daniel stearns (1701-????); Isaac Stearns (1701-????); Mary Stearns (1701-????); Elizabeth Stearns (1701-????); Charles Stearns (1701-????). Many of these "birth" dates are baptism dates.

2168. Charles Stearns, born before 07 January 1616 in Fordham, Essex, England; died in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 4336. Charles Stearns and 4337. Martha Lasall. He married 22 June 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. 2169. Rebecca Gibson, born about 1634 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 4338. John Gibson and 4339. Rebecca.
Children of Charles Stearns and Rebecca Gibson are: Shubael Stearns (1655-1734); John Stearns (1657-1722); Isaac Stearns (1658-1692); Charles Stearns (1660-1695); Rebecca Stearns (1661-1746); Martha Stearns (1663-????).

The biography and descendants of Charles Stearns is ably summarized in the book:

1 comment:

We might have a cousin connection here, Randy. Waaay back on my Barker line I have an Isaac Stearns (d 1677 in Watertown, Ma) married to Mary Barker. Line of descent is through their daughter Mary who married Isaac Learnard.

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